Wall and Pier at Lock at North End of Tide Basin is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1990. Lock.

Wall and Pier at Lock at North End of Tide Basin

WRENN ID
western-solder-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central MP: Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1990
Type
Lock
Address
Wall and Pier at Lock at North End of Tide Basin, North Half Tide Basin
OS grid reference
NZ 408 578
Coordinates
54.91333, -1.36384
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a lock built in 1890 for the River Wear Commissioners, located at the north end of the tide basin in Sunderland. It features steel gates, which were replaced in 1955, and is constructed with high ashlar walls and a central pier. The lock includes two sets of gates and is equipped with hydraulic machinery. It was installed concurrently with the swing bridge connecting the half tide basin to Hudson Dock North, and both are operated by the same engine and accumulator housed in the Dock Office. This lock is an early example of dock machinery that utilizes the hydraulic system invented and developed by Sir William Armstrong.

Local climate

Wall and Pier at Lock at North End of Tide Basin sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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